KXMO, Owensville, Mo

[admin]

I heard station KMXO on 95.3 in Utah County last week on Sporadic-E

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KXMO-FM MO OWENSVILLE USA

Licensee: KTTR-KZNN, INC.
Service Designation: FM 'Full Service' FM station or application

Channel/Class: 237C2 Frequency: 95.3 MHz Licensed
File No.: BLH-20010222AAR Facility ID number: 84271
CDBS Application ID No.: 553046

38° 08' 6.00 " N Latitude
91° 23' 59.00" W Longitude (NAD 27)

Polarization: Horizontal Vertical
Effective Radiated Power (ERP): 37. 37. kW ERP
Antenna Height Above Average Terrain: 172. 172. meters HAAT -- Calculate HAAT
Antenna Height Above Mean Sea Level: 445. 445. meters AMSL
Antenna Height Above Ground Level: 140. 140. meters AGL

[Deleted]

Holy crud thats a long way for an fm to skip!

[admin]

Oh like a dork I forgot to mention the format was oldies, it was really strong for a mile and then.....fade out! it was a fun catch!

[Terry]

If my memory is correct, VHF skip tends to occur more at the low frequency end of the dial (both FM and TV). It is more likely to occur near mid-summer (June 21 and thereabouts) and more likely near noontime. I think I recall that it is also more likely during the height of the 11 year sunspot cycle. I don't know where we stand currently in the sunspot cycle.

I have, in the past, heard FM from all over North America, usually in the neighborhood of 1000 miles out and almost exclusively in the 88-92 MHz non-commercial band. I've also seen TV here in Salt Lake on channel 3 coming from Canada, Mexico and several places in the US. I vividly remember watching a local newscast from somewhere in Iowa. I think the call letters were WGLO-TV.

I haven't thought to listen for skip recently, but thanks for the reminder. I'll start to listen.

[admin]

Sporadic-E happens all the time but mostly in Spring and early Summer